Boone County Schools is partnering with the Northern Kentucky Health Department, the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and the Kentucky Medical Association in an effort to continue promoting our Smoke Free Campuses. We thank our Board, the county, and the city of Florence for supporting this effort to create a healthier environment for our students and staff!

In 2019, the Kentucky legislature passed HB11, a statewide 100% Tobacco Free School bill. 100% Tobacco Free Schools prohibit tobacco use, including vapor products and alternative nicotine products, by staff, students and visitors 24 hours a day, seven days a week, inside Board-owned buildings or vehicles, on school owned property and during school-sponsored events, trips and activities. The primary goals of these policies include reducing exposure to secondhand smoke and encouraging tobacco users to consume less of the addictive product.

The more significant long-term effect of these policies, however, is to reduce youth tobacco use by reducing student exposure to tobacco use as an acceptable behavior by role models important to their development. For additional information about tobacco free schools, visit the Tobacco Free Schools website.